15: Government Last updated Dec 16, 2020 Save as PDF 14.8F: Affiliation 15.1: Politics, Power, and Authority Page ID7665 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy15.1: Politics, Power, and Authority15.1A: Politics15.1B: Power15.1C: Authority15.1D: Authority and Legitimate Violence15.1E: Traditional Authority15.1F: Rational-Legal Authority15.1G: Charismatic Authority15.1H: The Transfer of Authority15.2: Government and the State15.2A: Functions of the State15.2B: Characteristics of the State15.2C: Citizenship Rights15.2D: State Formation15.2E: Monarchy15.3: Types of States15.3A: Types of States15.3B: Oligarchy15.3C: Dictatorship and Totalitarianism15.3D: Democracy15.3E: New State Spaces15.4: Democracy15.4A: Democracy15.4B: Participatory Democracy15.4C: Monarchies and Liberal Democracies15.4D: The Spread of Liberal Democracy15.4E: Democracy in the U.S.15.4F: The Political Participation of Women15.4G: Theories of Democracy15.4H: Public Sphere and Civil Society15.5: The U.S. Political System15.5A: The U.S. Political System15.5B: Political Parties and Elections15.5C: Voting Behavior15.5D: Lobbyists and Special Interest Groups15.5E: African Americans as a Political Force15.5F: Hispanics as a Political Force15.5G: The Role of the Media15.5H: The Role of Age15.6: War and Terrorism15.6A: War15.6B: Terrorism15.6C: Peace